Police should be given emergency powers to halt serious unauthorised development before irreversible damage is done to the countryside, Hertfordshire’s Police and Crime Commissioner has said. Jonathan Ash-Edwards has written to the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, Angela Rayner, calling for an urgent strengthening of planning enforcement laws following a series […]
Tring’s Michael Fryer won a bronze medal in judo at this summer’s Commonwealth Games in Glasgow. Michael, 26, grew up in the town, and was a pupil at Grove Road Primary and then Tring School. He moved to Birmingham at the age of 18 to train full time at the GB Judo Centre of Excellence […]
Nearly two months on from a serious road traffic collision in Tring, which left a teenager with life-threatening injuries, officers are re-appealing for any outstanding witnesses who stopped at the scene to come forward. The collision happened on Sunday 19 July at around 12.10am. A black BMW travelling northbound on the A41 past Bourne End, […]
September marks the start of the Berkhamsted Local History and Museum Society (BLHMS) 2026/27 programme of talks at Berkhamsted Civic Centre on the second Wednesday of the month. Full details in our What’s On pages. Meanwhile, from 11–20 September, BLHMS will be participating in the Heritage Open Days Festival (HOD), hosting talks, walks, tours and […]
Hamsini Ravindran has been crowned Miss Teen Hertfordshire 2026 and selected from hundreds of applicants across Great Britain to compete in the prestigious Miss Teen Great Britain Grand Final 2026. Representing Hertfordshire, Hamsini will travel to Blackpool this October to compete for the national title alongside finalists from across the UK. Alongside preparing for the […]
Berkhamsted FC is launching a brand-new fundraising initiative designed to give supporters and the wider Berkhamsted community a simple and rewarding way to support the club. The Berkhamsted FC Community 50/50 is a monthly prize draw offering participants the chance to win a cash prize, while at the same time making a direct contribution to […]
Rare species, first county records and unusual sightings have made this a fascinating summer for wildlife on Herts and Middlesex Wildlife Trust’s nature reserves, with experts and volunteers recording an array of species – some of which haven’t been seen in the county for decades. From a peak count of more than 300 Chalkhill Blue […]
MCR Pathways is an award-winning, relationship-based mentoring programme working to level the playing field so all young people can find a path to achieving their ambitions. When you’ve had the most unfair start in life, it’s easy to lose your way. For too many young people, an unfair start means navigating life’s toughest challenges alone. […]
Berkhamsted Castle Trust will hold a ball in the Nash Hall in Berkhamsted School on 31 October from 7pm-midnight to raise funds for the Save Castle Fields campaign. The trust needs to raise £500,000 in two years to help repay a loan, secured to protect the 30 acres of the Castle Fields from development. The […]
Prepare for a Viking invasion this August Bank Holiday as Chiltern Open Air Museum is transformed into a battlefield of the Viking Age. On Sunday 30 and Bank Holiday Monday 31 August, a fierce Viking warband will descend on the museum, claiming it as their stronghold and preparing for further raids into Saxon territory. Visitors […]
Liberal Democrat MP for Harpenden and Berkhamsted, Victoria Collins, has condemned the ‘industrial-scale’ dumping of waste in a farmer’s field near Aldbury after what is believed to be three lorry loads of commercial and household waste were illegally tipped on private land. The waste was dumped on a recently harvested field, with the steep gradient […]
Former Tring Park School actress Rosanna Harris appears in Legally Blonde at Aylesbury Waterside Theatre from 6-10 October. She spoke to Living about returning to Tring. Did you grow up in Tring? If so, what school did you go to? I didn’t. I went to Tring Park School For The Performing Arts (which was then […]